Saturday, July 04, 2009
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Larry Edsall / Special to The Detroit News
The 1953 and 1974 Corvettes were “plastered” with honors at Bloomington Gold.
Special Corvettes put on a very special collection show
ST. CHARLES, Ill. -- Even with only 6,900 miles on its odometer, Robert Plaster's 1974 Corvette wouldn't figure to be a candidate for display in the Special Collection section of Bloomington Gold, America's Original Corvette Show, held here on the fairways of the Pheasant Run Resort west of Chicago.
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Driving Miss Lizzie
Wealthy women represented a major market share of car owners in the early years of automobiles. They didn't drive themselves as they could afford a chauffeur. - 06/29/2009
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Concept cars bring on the star power
How does the automotive business decide what new features, technology and design the public will like? This is one of the mysteries of the auto business and a multi-million dollar question. Research and focus groups give some ideas, but the auto show is where the American public gets to meet some of the newest ideas. Here is where the concept car reigns. - 06/25/2009
EyesOnDesign suggests life and art imitate each other
GROSSE POINTE SHORES, Mich. -- Does life imitate art, or is it the other way around?
Motor Muster draws expected and surprise vehicles
DEARBORN, Mich. -- The annual Motor Muster at The Henry Ford's Greenfield Village is like a big family reunion, mixing familiar faces with some very rare "relatives."
Muscle cars strut their stuff at Chrysler Museum
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Again, it's the department of redundancy department to mention that a 40th anniversary of domestic high performance "package" cars was a noisy affair.
Hudson, Cole centennials celebrated at 13th Orphan Car Show
YPSILANTI, Mich. --This year marks the centennial of the Hudson Motor Car Company. Though the big 100th anniversary party is to be held next month at Pontiac, the celebration certainly got a good kickoff Sunday at the 13th annual Orphan Car Show in here Riverside Park, where nearly 50 of the 348 registered vehicles traced their roots to Hudson. Several others represented Nash, with which Hudson merged in 1954, or American Motors, the company that resulted from that merger.
'65 Corvair Monza stays beautiful without restoration
YPSILANTI, Mich. -- Bob Sovis likes to keep his vehicles as factory stock as possible.
Couple's vintage auto museum is an enviable accomplishment
RIO RANCHO, N.M. -- Evonna and Gab Joiner have managed an enviable accomplishment. The New Mexico couple have collected, restored to perfection, driven everywhere and put on display an amazing variety of special cars and trucks.
Classic cars turn Grand Canyon museum into more than an air show
VALLE, Ariz. -- There’s more to the Planes of Fame Air Museum than a collection of historic aircraft, though for most visitors those planes are the reason for stopping here on their way to or from the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
Ypsilanti gathering jump-starts the car show season
YPSILANTI, Mich. -- The 30th annual Show & Shine gathering here the first weekend in May drew hundreds of cars and trucks, their owners anxious to soak up the mid-spring sunshine and a few compliments.
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